Q.1 |
Choose the common noun from the options: The English word 'circus' was first used in the 14th century and derives from the Greek word 'kirkos', which means circle or ring. |
a) | Derives |
b) | Greek |
c) | English |
d) | Word |
Q.2 |
Identify the tense: At that time he had been writing the novel for two months. |
a) | Past Perfect Continuous Tense |
b) | Past Continuous Tense |
c) | Present Perfect Continuous Tense |
d) | Present Continuous Tense |
Q.3 |
Identify the tense: Mr. Raman is arriving this afternoon. |
a) | Present Continuous Tense |
b) | Future Continuous Tense |
c) | Present Perfect Tense |
d) | Past Perfect Tense |
Q.4 |
Choose the word that is the antonym of the word which is in braces(" "): Have you seen that "timid" child? |
a) | brave |
b) | tall |
c) | tender |
d) | big |
Q.5 |
Fill in the blank with the pronoun: John asked ___ to leave. |
a) | himself |
b) | they |
c) | themselves |
d) | them |
Q.6 |
Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition: The plan of the enemy to blow _____ the fly-over was foiled by the police. |
a) | over |
b) | down |
c) | up |
d) | on |
Q.7 |
Pick the correctly punctuated sentence: |
a) | You're going to have to exercise harder than that, if you want to lose that extra weight. |
b) | Your going to have to exercise harder than that, if you want to lose that extra weight. |
c) | You're going to have to exercise harder than that; if you want to lose that extra weight. |
d) | Your going to have to exercise harder than that: if you want to lose that extra weight! |
Q.8 |
Fill in the blank with the appropriate adverbs: I ______ endorsed the new restaurant. |
a) | happy |
b) | joyful |
c) | merry |
d) | heartily |
Q.9 |
Identify the tense in the following sentence. The prisoner escaped. |
a) | simple past |
b) | simple present |
c) | simple future |
d) | present continuous |
Q.10 |
Fill in the blank with the correct options (forms of verbs). The bouquet of roses _____________ given to the guest at the last party. |
a) | is |
b) | was |
c) | have |
d) | are |
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Q.1 : d | Q.2 : a | Q.3 : a | Q.4 : a | Q.5 : d | Q.6 : c | Q.7 : a | Q.8 : d | Q.9 : a | Q.10 : b